Baling attachment for threshing-machines.



ATENTED 00122. 1907.

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APPLICATION' FILED NOV, 21,1905.

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` 1 11.0.R5DPATH- BALING ATTAGHMBNT POR THRBSHING MACHINES.

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R. C. RBDPATH. BALING ATTACHMENT FOR THRBSHING MACHINES.

APPLIUATION FILED NOV. 21,1905.

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PATENTED OCT. 22. 1907.

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APPLIOATION FILED NOV.21,1905.

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BALING ATTACHMENT FOR THREsirING-MACHINES.

Speeicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented oet. 22, 1907.

Application filed NOVeu1ber21,1905. Serial No. 288,385.

To all whom `1' l may concern:

Beit known that 1, Vltonna'r C. Rnniwrn, a citizen of the United thates, residing in the county of Johnson and State of lansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ealing Attach ments lor lhr'eshiughlachines. of .which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to baling attachments for threshing machines, and is designed more especially as an improvement on the similar machine on which I filed` application for patent May 11, 1904, Ser. o. 207,487, my object in this connection beingl to produce a tlniroughly ollicient and reliable machine of this charactor.

rlo this ond the invention consists in certain novel and peculiar features of `mmstruction and combinations of parts us hereinafter described and claimed; and in Order that it may be fully understood reference is to bc had to the mcompauying drawings, in Which- Figure l, is a side elevation oi a portion of a threshing machine equipped with a baling attachment embodying my invention. Fig. 2, is a top plan view o the same. Fig Il, is a View of the side oi the machine opposite to that shown in Fig. 1. Fig. l, is a horizontal section of lin` box or receptacle taken in the plane of the upper sido of the baliug case thereof; said figure also showing the rear axle and Wheels of the threshing machine, with certain incli ed parts in section above the plane Ol' said baliog cas Fig. 5, is a cross section taken on the line V--V of Fig. (i. 1l g. (i, is a vertical section on tho` linel Yl--Vl of Fig. 4. Fig. 7, is an enlarged section tekenen the line VUVH of Fig. 1. Fig. S, is a section taken, on the line VIIIVIH of Fig. 7.. Fig, t), is a section taken on the line IXIX o Fig. S. Fig. l0, is an enlarged vertical section taken on the line KMX ol Fig. Hl. ll, is an enh rged vertical section taken on the dotted line Xl of Fig. 11;. Fig. l2, is a vertical section taken on the line X11-XII of Fig. I3. Fig 13, is a horizontal section on the line Xll1-X1ll of Figi 12. Fig. 11.1, is a rear View of the machine pn rl s broken away and other partsin the background omitl ed. Fig. op, is a top plan view of a modilied form Oli needle-actuating mechanism. Fig. 16, is a side View Ol' the same. Fig. 17, is a side view of a modilied form of mechanism for operating the feed plunger. Fig. 18, is au enlarged side View of a portion ol machine with the baling case extension omitted. Fig. 19, is a horizontal section taken on the line XIII-X111 of Fig. l2 and similar tO Fig. 13 except that it shows only the left-hand sido` of the baling case and a part of the extension. Fig. 2l), is an enlarged vertical section taken on line XX" X X of Fig. 3, and Fig. 2l, is a sectionaliperspectiye view showing the connection between the cut- Off plate aud one of the guide bars therefor. Fig. 22, is a detail sido View of the needle-carryiug frame, the endless drive chain and the link connecting the chain and needle-carrying frame.

i 1n the said drawings, 1 indicates a thi eshing machine of any suitable or preferred type, 2 the rear axle thereof and 3 the wheels upon said axle. i

fl indicates a standard secured to and rising from the right-hand end O the axle and bolted to the outermost o a pair of inclined bars 5, preferably of Wood and secured at their upper ends to the channel iron (i, secured to thetop Of the threshing machine, and at their lower ends to the bracket 7 secured in any suitable manner to the lower portion of the box or receptacle 8 forming practically an extension of the rear end of the threshing machine.

9 indicates a series of uprights secured to the outer side of the threshing machine and its extension, and 10 longitudinal bars secured to said uprights, the bar 10 at the righ t-hand side of the machine being also secured in any suitable manner to the inner side of the innermost inclined bar 5, paralleling the last-named bar 10, and secured at its rear end in any suitable manner in the bar 1.1.

12 indicates bearing boxes secured to the right hand i `bar 10, and bar 11, and 13 a shaft jonrnaled therein and equipped with a sprocket wheel 14, adapted to be operated by a driven chain 15, the driving mechanism for the chain bein g oinitted.

1G is a sprocket pinion on shaft 13, connected by a chain 17 with the large sprocket Wheel 18, secured on a shaft 15) journaled in the inclined bars 5, and 20 is a small sprocket Wheel on the same shalt.

21 is a bar secured at its lower end to the outermost bar 5, and forming a journal at its upper end for a shaft 22, extending clear across the machine and above the same, said shaft being also journaled in bearings 23, on bars 10. 24 is a sprocket Wheel secured on said shalt, and 25, a sprocket Wheel journaled on a shalt 26 extending through the threshing machine and journaled in a bearing 27, secured to the innermost bar 5 and in bearings 27L secured to the contiguous bars 9 at opposite sides of the machine, a sprocket chain 28 engaging Wheels 20, 24 and 25.

29 is a sprocket Wheel secured on shai't 22, in the vertical plane of the outermost bar 5, and 30 is a chain connecting said sprocket Wheel With a sprocket Wheel 3l, journaled on a short shaft 32, journaled in a frame 33, secured rigidly to and projecting from the outermost bar 5, the inner end of said shaft being equipped With a rigid crank 34, for a purpose hereinafter explained.

35 is a bar keyed on shaft 32, outward of Wheel 31, and 36 a spring catch secured te the rear end ol frame 33 to prevent back rotation of bar 35. Pivoted as at 37 at the inner side of bar 35 is a catch consisting of an arm 38, an arm 39 projecting at right angles to arm 38, and au arm 40 projecting from the outer end of arm 39 in the opposite direction to arm 38, said arm 10 being adapted to strike bar 35 to limit the pivotal move ment of the catch in one direction, Depending from arm 40 is a pin 4l engaging one end of an expansive coil spring 42 secured at its opposite end on and bearing against a boss 43 projecting from bar 35, the tendency of spring 42 being to push the catch to the position shown in dotted lines Fig. 8, the movement of the catch being limited by means of the overhanging angle arm 44 carried by bar 35. Pivoted as at 45 to the trarne 33 is a stop 46, having a comparative longf arm 47 whose weight is adapted to swing the stop from the position shown in ydotted lines to the position shown in full lines Fig. 3, a stop pin 4S projecting from frame 33 limiting the gravitative movement imparted to the pivoted stop by its ar'm.

49 is a rigid arm projecting outwardly from frame 33, and 50 a lever' pivotally mounted on the outer end of said arm and having its inner end underlying arm 47 and pressed yieldingly against the saine by spring 5l attached to frame 33, so as to hold the pivoted cutch, when not overcome by the pressure thereon ol the spring-actuated catch carried by bar 35, in the position shown by dotted lines Fig. 8.

52 is an arm depending' from said lever' to iorm a support for the lower' end of bar 53 5 secured at its upper end to the lever' and in pr'actice forming a rigid part of the same, the lower end of said lever extension or bar 53 having a laterally projecting flange 54 in the path of the pin 55 projecting from one side of the toothed wheel 56v journaled on an angle bracket 57 secur'ed to the extension 58 oi the baling case hereinafter described, said wheel projecting down through. a slot 59 in said extension so as to 'frictionally' engage and be rotated by the baling material forced as h eroina'fter explained, through the baling case extension.

In practice wheel 3l is revolving continuously in the direction indicated by the arrows Figs. 1 and 8, and wheel 56 moves intermittently in the direction indicated by the arrows Figs. l, 7 and 8, so that once in each r'evolution its pin 55 engages liange 54 and swings lever 50 down to the position shown in dotted lines Fig. 7, said lever springing utp under the retractile power of spring 51 the instant pin 55 releases flange 54, and striking arm 47 of the pivoted stop 46 so as to throw said stop to the position shown in dotted lines Fig. 8, said stop being secur'ed in such position by the instant depression of the catch arm 38, said catch heilig turned to the position shown in dotted lines by the expansive power of spring 42. Shortly after the catch is thus depressed, the lug G0 of wheel 31, strikes the upper end of ar'm 39 of the catch and as a result the bar 35 carrying said catch is rotated with the wheel. The shaft 32 is also revolved because the bar is keyed upon it, the revolution of the shaft imparting like movement to the crank arm 34 and thereby advancing and withdrawing the needles hereinafter described. Immediately after said bar 35 began to revolve stop 46 was restored through its arm 47 to its original position as shown in full lines Fig. 8, this action being permitted because the retractile spring 51 is gaged to h old the lever 50 at about the height indicated in full lines Figs. 7 and 8. Now as the revolution of bar 35 is completed the catch arm 38 strikes the pivoted stop as shown in full lines Fig. 8, and is swung pivotally back until it is out of the path of the wheel lug G0, the engagement 0f arm 40 of the catch with the top of the bar arresting the movement ot the latter, catch 3G snapping under the opposite end ol the bar at the same instant so as to prevent any accidental back rotation and thereby hold the bar with its pivoted catch in proper relation i`or the repetition ot the action described when wheel 56 completes a second revolution, 1t will thus be understood that the needles are operated once in each r'evolution of wheel 56 and that consequently the circumference of said wheel determines the length of the bale.

61 indicates an arm secured rigidly on shaft 19, outward of sprocket wheel 18, the outer end oi such arm being secui'ed on the outer end of a pin 62, projecting from wheel 18, and jour'naled on said pin between said wheel and arm 61, is a boxing 63 attached to one end of a cable G4, which is guided between the grooved pulleys (55 journaled in the frame 6G secured to the outermost bar 5, and from said pulleys the cable extends through casting 7 and under the angularly disposed grooved pulley G7 journaled in said casting. From pulley (i7 the cable extends below the walls 8e hereinafter referred to, and is attached to a bracket GS clamped upon the arm hereinalter described, of the baling plunger' G9, arranged to operate in the curved baling case 70, and the extension 58 thereof, said baling case extending transversely and at the bottom of the box or receptacle at the front ends of walls 8m thereol'. 8 indicates the top, 8l) the back wall, and 8c the side walls of the upper portion of the box or receptacle. 8d are plates closely underlying said side walls and secured tothe same by angle irons Se, there being a pair angle irons 8C at each side which terminate atopposite sidesol' the baling case extension 58. Sfare spacing plates between the ends oi the angle irons Se and secured upon plates Sd, and 8g are angle irons secured upon the spacing plates and disposed opposite to the angle irons 8e so'that the vertical arms oi angle irons 8g may be boltedto similar but oppositely disposed angle irons 8 secured to the upper corner angle irons 8i of the baling case extension, the top wall 8j of said baling case extension being secured to angle irons 8i at the underside of their horizontal arnis and therefore in horizontal alinenrent with the plates 8d.

The lower' angle irons 8k are secured in any suitable manner to the bars 8L paralleling plates Sl and connected to said plates by plates 8m forming the side walls ol' the lower portion of the box or receptacle, that isforming the side walls of the feed chamber' for the baling case hereinafter described, 8 and 8 indicating anglcirons securing walls Sm to plates Sd and bars 8L respectively. The front ends of bars 8L ar'e secured in any suitable manner to the cross timber 81 of the threshing machine or to an equivalent support, that portion of the right-hand bar 8L between the baling case extension and chamber 8P forming a r'est for the lower' skeleton portion 7"L of the casting 7 lrereinbelore described, said casting also having a laterally projecting arm 7'L sccured to the lorwar'd right hand angle iron 8e.

Secured to the inner' sides ol the walls 8c are guard plates Sq to deflect the straw from the thresher into the feed chamber hereinbeiore described, the bottom ofsaid feed chamber consisting of a plate 8f underlying the side walls 8m and resting on bars 8L, and secur'cd to the walls 8m by angle irons 80; said bottom extending from the rear ends of walls 8m to a point about vertically below the rear ends of the front angle irons 8c so as to form the bottom of the curved baling case hereinbeore referred to.

71 is a bracket secured on axle 2 ol the threshing niachine, and 72 is a pivot bolt disposed concentrically oi the baling case and lorming the axis oi motion of the arm ol' the plunger, said arm being constructed as lollows: 7 3 is a lpair oi parallel plates separated by the washer 7 fl on bolt 7 2, and extending by prelerence through a slot 75 in the axle 2. 7G is an I-beam having its web portion `litting and secured between plates 7 3 and also secured to and between arms 77 ol the plunger G9.

The front or inner side ol` the baling case consists oi the curved angle plates 7 8-79, 80-81, the first-named pair [orming the upper and lower corners of the baling ease. The ends ol' the angle plates 7 8 are provided with openings 7S1L through which plates Sd extend underlying thc horizontal arm ol said angle plate and being secured rigidly to said plate in any suitable manner. The ends ol' the angle plates 79 rest on and are secured to hars SL, the horizontal arm ol' angle iron 79 occupying the samehorizontal plane as the bottomplate 8f and [itting snugly against the front end oi' the same. r1`he angle plates S0 and 8l are disposed with their substantially horizontal arms projecting loi-ward or in the opposite direction to the arms ol' the corner angle plates 7 8, 79, and connecting the ripper angle plates 78 and SO and the lower angle plates 79 and 8l together in pairs at the inner side ol their vertical portions are plates 8l which lorm the iront wall oi the baling caso, the space between said plates providing a substantially horizontal slot in which the plunger arm operates. At the right hand side ol the machine, the angle plates S() and 81 project a slight distance and are riveted or otherwise secured to the iront or inner side wall 8lb oi the baling case extension. The opposite end ol said angle plates 8.0 and 81 project beyond the opposite side oi the box or receptacle without change of curvature and plate 81 is bolted to the bar `rlhe upper plate carries rigidly an angle plate 83, connected by the brace bar 84 to bar S2, a brace 85 secured to the contiguous upright 9, is provided at its lower end with an arm S6 carrying a bolt S7, extending through bar S2, and forming a journal lor sheave 88. n holt S9 extends through angle plate 83, bar 84, and the brace 85, and journaled upon said bolt between said brace and bolt 87 is a sheave 90, having its lower portion in about the same horizontal plane as the plunger arm and its outer portion in about the same vertical plane as the rear portion ol sheave 88.

91 indicates a bar paralleling and occupying the same horizontal plane as the substantially horizontal arm oi the angle plate 7S and having its ends resting and secured upon the plates Sl. l 92 indicates a pair ot' bars Iitting against the inner edges of plates Sd, and underlying bar 91 and the upper arm ol the angle plate, 78 and extending through slots 99 oi the latter. licarward of bar 91, hars 92 are bent upward as at 94, and outward so as `to provide rear portions 9; resting upon plates 8d.

is a curved cut-ofi' plate which at times lorms the top ol the balng case and at' such times tits snugly against the under sides ot' the upper arm of angle plate 7S and bar 9|, the ends of said plate heilig secured rigidly to bars 92, so as to nieve therewith hereinafter explained. The portions 95 of said bars 92 project beyond the rear end of the receptacle and are then bent upward and rearward as at 97, and are connected at their rear ends to the cross bar 98, connected by chains 99 with the lower ends oi springs 100 secured at their upper ends to arms 101 carried by swing arms 102 pivot-ally suspended from a cross rod 103, journaled in the rear ends of bars 10, said vswing arms being normally held in the position shown in Fig. 3, by retrac- 4,tile springs 104:, secured at their rear ends to the swing arms and at their front ends to braces 105 or other fixed points of the machine.

106 is a transverse shaft journaled on the rear end ol' the extension and provided with beveled'catch arms 107, normally engaging cross bar 98. Shal't 10G is also providedwith the depending angle arm 108, which projects into the path of rearward movement oi' the leed plunger, said iced plunger comprising a segment shaped iront plate 109, and a top plate 1.10 united by an angle iron lll to plate 110, occupying such a position that when the iced plunger moves inward, it strikes the rear edge oi the cut-oil' plate 96, and lorces the same forward until it occupies the position shown in FigA 6, where it will be noticed it forms the top wall ol the baling case. ln said figure it will also be nolticed that the lower portion oi bars 92 project forward oi the baling case some distance to coperate with the cleats 81 overhanging the rear portion ol said'bar in compelling the cutofl plate 9G to reciprocate in a direct line.

112 is a shait journaled in bearings A1.13, mounted upon the rear end of the top plate ot the leed plunger, and secured at their rear ends on the ends ol said shalt are a pair oi parallel bars 114 equipped with rollers 115 at their iront ends engaged once in each revolution by the crank arms 116, mounted on the ends oi shaft 26, said crank arms being provided with tread portions 117, concentric oi their axes, for a purpose which hereinafter appears.

The front ends ol the swing bars 114: are pivotally connected to the lower ends oi' swinging links .11S mounted as at 119 on th e sides ol' the threshing machine. 120 indicates brackets secured to the sides ol' the threshing machine and pivoted on said brackets are catches 121 having shoulders 122 held by pressure oi springs 123 under the bars 1111, the upper ends ol' the catches being beveled downward and outward as at 1211 so that as the crank arms 116 descend they strike said beveled surlaccs 124 and force the catches inwardly until their shoulders 122 are withdrawn from under the bars 114-. (See Figs. 3 and 20.)

ln the practical operation oi the machine as said crank arms 116 revolve in the direction indicated hy the arrow Fig. 3, they first trip said catches as cxplained and then come into engagement with the rollers 115, this downward pressure on said rollers causing bars 114 to move rapidly to the rear. During this rearward movement ol the Viced-plunger, the straw discharged irom the threshing machine` into the box or receptacle falls down into the iced or condensing chamber between the baling case and the withdrawing leed plunger. In this withdrawing movement oi the iced plunger, springs 100 move rearward with swing arms 102 until chains 99 are drawn taut and prevent the lower en ds oi said springs lroni moving further. As a result the swing arms 102 continue to moverearward until their lower ends are about in Contact with the lll) lower ends oi the springs. As this relation is established, the leed plunger has almost completed its withdrawal movement and strikes and operates arm 108, as indicated by arrow Fig. 3, so as to rock shaft 10G and trip catches 107 from engagement with bar 98. As this occurs the springs 100 held by the tension el' the chains against arms 102, spring rearwardly and slide eut-oil plate .(16 rearward until it is arrested by lugs E12 depending trom the iront ends ot' bars $12, striking the l'ront side ol4 the angle plate 7S so that plate 96 shall largely cut oil' the supply ol material.

At the moment the leed plunger is withdrawn its tull distance as indicated by dotted lines Fig. J3. the tread portions 117 of crank arms 11o are in engagement with rollers 115, so as to hold the leed plunger withdrawn and give time tor the charge ot straw which .lodged upon the t'eed plunger' when advanced, to [all into the chamber, As said tread portions pass out o1 engagement with rollers 115 in the continued moven ment ot the crank arms 11G, the overcoming pressure is removed from springs 1011, and they move the leed plunger' vt'orward so as to torce the charge oi straw into the leed or condensing chamber and below the cut-ott' plate through the open rear side el and into the baling case, the eut-ott plato being at the same time i'oreed inwardly by said I'eed plunger so to l'orm the top wall oi the baling case. lhe leed plunger and eut ot'l` plate remain in such advanced position with the Iormer forming the back wall ol' the baling case, until the crank arms 11t have made about two-thirds olv revolution and have again come into engagement with rollers` 1 l5, duringl which time the charge ot straw in the baling ease has been acted upon by the baling plunger as hereinat'ter explained. l

125 indicates an eye-bolt pivoted to the opposite end ol' clamp GS trom cable (5ft, and 126 a cable connected to said eye-bolt at one end and guided under sheave $10 and over sheave 88, extending upwardly l'rom the latter. The upper end of said cable is attached to a link 127 pivoted to the end ot an arm 12S journaled on shaft 22.

12.() is a plate secured rigidly on sha tt 22 and provided with a pair ol' outwardly projecting lugs BO and 131, connected at the outer side ot' arm 128 by bar 2. the opposite ends ot' said bar being prolonged as at 123?) and 1.34 and connected respectively by springs 135 and 13o te arm 12S, the last-named spring being preferably the weaker` ot the two.

1n the practical operation ofthe machine, when the baling or compression plunger' is in the position shown in l'ull lines Fig. 4, arms tit and 12S occupy substantially the relative positions shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the Inst-named arm rotating in the direction indicated by the arrow e Fig. 3, and the other arm in the direction indicated by the arrow b saine figure. As the distance between the ends ol arms 12S and Gl measured by way oi the cables, is shortest when said arms occupy the positions shown, or the reverse position with arm 12S pro jee-ting upward iu alinement with cable 126 and arm (5l. downward and rearward in alinement with cable (tl, it follows that when said arms stand at right angles to the positions referred to, the distance is greater between the ends ot' the arms than at any other time. To compensate l'er this variation in the distance between the i'ree ends ol said arms I have provided for a relative backward movement el arm 12S, said arm having at the proper time an accelerated toi-ward movement so that when a h alt' revel ution is completed it shall again stand at the same angle te arm G1 that it originally stood.

1n the initial part of the withdrawal action of the plunger, spring 135 which revolves with shalt 22, pulls arm 128 in the direction indicated by the arrow, but in view ot the tact that the distance between the ends of the arms measured by way of the cables increases until said arms have made about one-lcairth revolution and the cable connection is non-elastic, said spring 135 is gradually stretched te permit ot' the relative back movement ol arm 12S with respect to arm 61, so that by the time the outer end el' arm 61. has reached the point c, the outer end oll arm 128 has not yet attained the diametrically opposite point t). By the time the arm 61 has reached point c, lug l 3l movingat the same speed as arn'i 61 has caught up with and is pressing against the rear edge ot arm 12S. New as the rotation continues said lug revolves arm 128 at the same speed as arm G1 until after th e first-named arm passes point (I, when. the distance between. the ends ot' said arms begins to decrease. As a result the retractile power o1 spring 135 is exerted to move arm 12S at a greater speed than arm (31, that is at a speed as much in excess ol' that oi' arm (51 as it 1 ell below the speed oi the latter in the I'irst quarter revolution. As a result, by the time arm G1 attains a position in the plane occupied by arm 12S, in

lull lines Fig. 3, and has therefore made half a complete revolution, arm 128 is projecting diametrically opposite to the position in Fig. 3, and has also made hall a complete revolution and is again disposed about hall way between lugs 130 and 1.31. By the time the arms have completed the first halt revolution, as explained, the balin g pl un ger has completely withdrawn to permit the leed plunger to lore-e the straw from the feed or condensing chamber into the baling Case in advance ol the lading pl ringer. 1n the second half revolution of said arms the relative movements are repeated te make the `power' stroke el' the baling plunger, that is to say as arm tl travels upwardly toward its original position as shown in Fig. l, it causes said plunger to torce the straw through the baling ease and inte the extension thereof, arm 12S in this power stroke initially having a relative greater lorward movement until it engages lug 130, and then losing the ground gained as it makes its last onetourth revolution, so that at the end oi' the revolution the baling plunger and arm 12S return to approximately the positions shown in lull lines Figs. 1 and 3.

137 indicates a spring roller ei any suitable type supported in the plane oi the rear side ot the baling case externally ol the bo); or receptacle and at the side thereof oppositie `from the baling case extension. 138 indicates a llexible apron upon said roller and attached thereto at one end and at its opposite end to the rear face el' th e baling pl unger, the arrangement being such that when the bali'ng plunger makes its compression stroke it unwinds said apron so that the latter shall close the rear side ot the baling ease and prevent any loose straw from entering the lat-ter back ol the plunger. 'Upon the return stroke oll said plunger the spring roller rewinds upon it said apron. As aprons ot this type have been disclosed in prior patents it has not been elaborately shown and described.

Referring new to the wire-holding reels and the Now as the baling plunger makes its power stroke, the feed plunger occupies its advanced position as shown in Fig. 4, to constitute the rear wall of the baling case so that the straw in the baling case may be forced therethrough by the balingvplunger and into the extension and against the wires extending transversely through the same to the rear, and during this power stroke the straw from the threshing machine is accumulating upon the upper side of the feed-plunger, it being understood of course that the apron 13S has been drawn through the baling case by the baling plunger in front of the feed plunger. Immediately the baling plunger attains the position shown approximately in Fig, 4, crank arms 11G come into engagement with rollers 115 so as to effect the withdrawal of the feed plunger by the time said crank arms attain the positions shown by dotted lines Fig. During the major part of the withdrawal action of the feed plunger the accumulated straw thereon falls into the feed or condensing chamber in advance of the feed plunger and just before such withdrawal action is completed the cut off plate is tripped in a manner hereinbefore described, so as to permit its springs 100 to spring rearward and draw the cut-off plate rearward until it cuts off the supply of straw from the thresher to the feed chamber, such charge of straw thereafter accumulating upon the cut-off plate. Shortly after the withdrawal action ofthe feed plunger began it was followed by the withdrawal movement of the baling plunger, the movement of the latter continuing sometime after that of the former was completed. J ust before the withdrawal movement of the baling plunger ends arms 11.6 release rollers 115, and as the result the springs 104 advance the feed plunger so that it shall force the straw in front of it into the baling case in advance of the plunger thereof, the feed plunger at the same time forcing the cut-off plate back to its original position so as to form the top wall of the baling case, the second power stroke of the baling plunger then taking place as before, as will be readily understood.

As the successive charges of straw are forced into the baling case extension they force the wires, extending transversely in front of the first charge,against the inn er side of the front wall of the extension so that the frictional pressure exerted on the wires by the compressed straw will feed the wires from the reels, it being linderstood that at this time the brakes are released as hereinbefore explained. As the compressed straw is forced through the baling case extension it comes into frictional engagement with the toothed wheel 56 and rotates the same partially with each stroke of the baling plunger.

The completion of the revolution of the wheel 56 determines the length of the bale and as such revolution is completed pin 55 engages the Harige 54 of lever 50 and operates said lever and the parts connected therewith as hereinbefore explained so as to revolve crank arm 34 and cause it in its first half revolution through the connections described, to push the needles forward through the baling case at its junction with the extension, until their beveled ends have engaged and raised the wires extending under tension from rollers 147 along the side of the bale to its front end. As the needles pass, said wires spring or snap downward and engage the rear sides of sheaves 160. As this action takes place the movement of the needles is reversed and in withdrawing to their original positions they draw the wires rearwardly through the baling case at the rear end of the bale, so that at this time the wires extend around the front side and two ends of the bale, the wire in this action of the needles feeding from the reels because at this movement the pivoted arm 170 is raised by cam 169 to`withdraw the brakes from the reels.

Immediately the needles att-ain their original positions tlre cam permits arm 170 to drop to its original position and springs 144 to reapply the brakes on the reels so that .there will be no momentum of the latter to feed unnecessary wire. The next stroke of the balirrg plunger drives the charge of straw against the doubled strands of wire extending from reels 147 and the rear end of the practically completed bale to the needles, the retainers in conjunction with the rearward backward pressure of the completed bale holding said wires so tightly between said bale and the frst charge of the one in process of formation that the wires cannot slip. As a result the operator can cut the wires at a point contiguous to the needles and thon draw the ends of the severed portion around the rear side of the balc and secure them together' in the usual or" any preferred manner,

1n Fig. 17, which illustrates a modified construction of the feed plunger actuating means, namely a construction whereby the feed plunger' has unyielding movement in both directions, 180 are cams eccentrically mounted on the ends of shaft 2G in place of crank arms 116, and formed with elliptical grooves 181. each having a portion 182, concentric of shaft 26. 182 arc swinging links pivotally suspended from bars 10, and provided with pins 184 engaging said grooves, the lower ends of the swinging links being pivoted as at 185 to the feed plunger arms 114-. With this construction, with the long axis of the ellipse at right angles to a plane intersecting shaft 26 and the center' of the corrccntric grooved portions 182, the feed plunger is pr'actically stationary when totally Withdrawn and is cntirely so during the period when the gr'ooved portions 182 are in engagement with pins 184. With these cams it will be apparent that the positive application of power is applied to the feed plunger in its advance stroke well as its withdrawal stroke as distinguished from the construction previously described wherein the advance of the plunger is effected by the retractive action of springs 104.

ln Figs. 15 and 16 which illustrate a modification of the power transmission from shaft 32 to the needles, 186 indicates a sprocket wheel secured on shaft 82 as a substitute for the crank arm 34. 187 is a chain connecting sprocket wheel 186 with the sprocket wheel 188 journaled on a bracket supported shaft 189, and provided with a bevel gear 190 meshing with a bevel gear 191 on the shaft 192 journaled in brackets 193 projecting from the needle-carrying frame, a bevel gear 194 on the opposite end of shaft 192 meshing with a bevel gear 195 secured on a shaft 196 carrying a sprocket wheel 197, said sprocket wheel being connected by a chain 1.98 with the idler sprocket 199 journaled on and near the front end of the needle-carrying frame. The chain 198 has one of its links provided with an outwardly projecting lug 199 connected pivotally by a link 20() with a cross bar 201, of the needlecarrying frame. ln practice assuming that the travel of the chain is in the direction indicated by the arrow Fig. 22, it will be seen that the needles are advanced by a pull exerted by the chain on link 200 and are withdrawn by a pushing action exerted by said link, the continuous movement oi the chain in one direction thus imparting a rociprocatory movement to the needles.

From the above description it will be apparent that l have produced a baling attachment for threshing machines embodying the features oi advantage enumerated as desirable and which obviously is susceptible of modification in its form, proportion, detail construction and arrangement oi the parts without departing from the principle oi construction involved.

lllaving thus described the invention what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, s:-

l. ln a machine of the character described, a casing, a baling case therein, a plunger in said'casc. a rotating arm, a flexible connection between the same and the plunger, a second rotatiu irln. a flexible connection between the same and the plunger, and means whereby the second. arm shall be caused to move at "arying speeds duringits revolution.

lu a machine of the character described, a casing, a baling case therein. a plunger' in the case, a rotating, arm, a llexible connection between the same and the plunger', a rotating' plate having lugs. an arm journaled coincidently with said plate and disposed between its lugs, means movable with said plate and pressing said arm toward the lug which is l'orward with respect to the direction of rotation ot the plate. and a llexible connection between said journaled arm and the plunger.

2i. in a machine of the character described, a casing, a bal-ing case therein, a plunger in the case, a rotating arm. a llexible connection between the. same and the plunger. a rotating plate having lugs, an arm journaled coincidently with said plate and disposed between its lugs. a spring movable with said plate and pressing the journaled arm toward the forward lug, and a flexible connection between said journaled arm and the plunger.

i. ln a machim` ot' the character described, a casing, a lialngl case therein. a plunger in the case, a rotating arm, a tlexible connection between the same and the plunger. a rotatingl plate having lugs, an arm iournaled coincidently with said plate and disposed between its lugs, a springmovable with said plate and pressing the Aiournalcd arm toward the forward lug. a second spring movable with the plate and tending to press the journaled arm rearward with respect: to its direction of rotation, and a tlexible connection between the lournaled arm and the plunger.

.'i. in a machine of the characteidescribed, a casing. a balings,` case therein, a plunger' in the case, a driven shaft, an arm mounted thereon, a cable suitably guided and torniing a connection between the plunger and said arm to transmit movement from the latter to the former in one direction. a shai't driven from the first-named shaft, a plate rigid willi the second shaft and provided with lugs, an arm iournaled on said second shaft and capable of movement between said lugs. a cable suitably guided and forming' a connection between the said journaled arm and the plunger to impart movement to the latter opposite to that imparted to it by the iii named arm, and springs carried by thesaid plate and exerting pressure in opposite directions on .'aid journaled arm. one of said springs being weaker than the other.

ol' the casing, a, cable suitably guided and forming a conl lnection between said arm and the plunger arm, a rotating plate at the opposite side of the casing from the said rotating arm, an arm rotatable with said plate and having oscillatory movement independent thereof, yielding means tending to hold said arm at the forward extremity of its oscilla-` tory movement during thc lirst quarter of the rotatable movement of said plate and at the rearward extremity of such oscillatory movement during the third quarter of such movement, and a cable suitably guided andl forming a connection between said oscillatory arm and the plungerI arm.

7. In a machine of the character described, a casin a baling case therein, a feed plunger therefor and adapted when advanced to form a wall of said aise, a swing-frame attached to the plunger, a` swing-arm connected to withdraw the plunger' from its advanced position, and rotatable means for imparting retrograde movement to siid arm.

S. ln a machine of the character described, a casing, a balincl case therein, a feed plunger therefor and adapted when advanced to form a wall of said case, a swing-frame attached to the plunger, aswing-arin connected to withdraw the plunger from its advanced position, and a rotating arm to impart retrograde movement to said swing-arm and provided with a tread portion to hold said arm withdrawn for a time.

tl. In a machine of the character described, a casing, a baling case therein, a feed plunger therefor and adapted when advanced to form a Wall of laid case, a swing-frame attached to the plunger, a swing-arm connected to with draw the plunger from its advanced position, a rotating arm to impart retrograde movement to said swing-arm and provided with a tread portion tio hold said arm withdrawn t'or a time, and means to advance the plunger when said tread portion li' s released said arm.

lo. ln a machine of the character described, a casing, a baling case therein, a feed plunger therefor and adapted when advanced to form a wall of said case, a swingl frame attached to the plunger, a swing-arm connected to with draw the plunger from its advanced position, means to support the free end of said swing-arm in a certain position., and means to trip said swing arm from the supporting means and force it; rearwardly.

11. .In a machine of the character described, a casing'. a haling case therein, a feed plunger therefor and zulapted when advanced to form a wall of said case, a swing-trame attached to the plunger. a swing-arm connected to withdraw the plunger from its advanced position, means to support the free end of said swing-arm in a certain position, means to trip said swing-arm from the supporting means and force il: rearwardly, and guiding means tor holding the swingl arm in the path of the means which forces it; rearward, until the limit of rearward movement ol the plunger has been reached. i l

12. In a machine of the character described, a casing, a baling case therein, a feed plunger therefor and adapted when advanced to form a wall ol said case, a swing-frame attached to the plui'iger, a swing-arm connected to wthdraw the plunger from its advanced position, means to support the free end et' said swing-arm in a cert in position,` moans to trip s id swing-arm from the supporting means and force it; rear fardly, guiding means for holding tho swing arm in the path of the means which forces it rearward until the limit of rearward movement of the plunger has been reached, and means to readvance the plunger and cause its swingl arm to become engaged by the means for holding it in a certain position,

lil. ln a machine of the character described, a casing, a balingcase therein, a feed plunger therefor and adapted when advanced to form a wall of said case. a swing-frame attached to the plunger, a swing-arm connected to withdraw the plunger from its advanced position, an oscillatory .firm on the casing and pivotcd to said swing-arm, means to hold the swing arm in a certain position when advanced, and rotating means to trip said holdingmeans from s' d swing,Il arm and then force the latter rearward.

14. In a machine of the character described, a casing, a balinc; case therein, a feed plunger therefor and adapted when advanced to form a wall of said case, a swing-frame attached to the plunger, a' swing-arm connected to withdraw the plunger from its advanced position, an oscillatory arm on the casing and pivotcd to said swing-arm, means to hold the swing'arm in a certain position when advanced,

`and rotatingl means to trip said holding means from said swing-arm and thcn force the latter rearward, and provided with means to hold said arm at its limit ot rearward movement for a time.

15. ln a machine ot' the character described, a casing a baling case therein, a feed plunger therefor and adaptedwhcn advanced to forni a wall of said case, a swing-frame rotating means to trip said catch and torce -mechani in holding attached to the plunger, a swing-arm connected to withdraw the plunger t`ioin its advanced position, an est llatory arm on the casing and pivoted to said swingarm, means to hold the swing-arm iu a cei'. in position when advanced, rotating means to trip said ilding means troni said swing-arm and then torce the latter rearward. and means to advance the i ilunger and said arm when ilie latter has been released by said holding means.

jtt. ln a machine et' the character described, a casing. a hating case, a toed-plunger therct'or, a swing-arm conuected to impart. retrograde movement to the plunger means tot' supporting the .t'ront portion ol said arm to p rinit it. to swing in the arc ot` a circle, a catch in the patti ol said arm to support its ,Front end in a certain position, and rotating means to trip said catch and t'orce said arm rearward until its limit ot` such movement has been attained.

1T. In a machine el the characterdescribed. a casing. a baling case. a leed plunger therei'or, a swin arm connected to impart retrograde movement to tiie plunger. tneans t'or supporting the i'roiit portion ol' id arm to permit. it. to swing in the arc et a circle, a catch in the path ot' :raid arm to support its front end iii a certain position,

said arm rearheen attained, ,final position utlicient disward until its limit, ot' such movement has` and means to restore said catch to its or alter said arm has heen moved rearward a tance.

1S. ln a machine ot" the character described, a casing, a hating case, a t'eed plunger tlieretor, a swing-arm connected to impa retro.:r ade movement, io the plunger, means t'or supporting the t'ront portion et' said arm to permit it: to swing in the arc ot` a. circle. a catch in the path ot said arm to support its t'ront end in a certain position, rotating means to trip said catch and force said arm rearward until its limit ot such movement As been attained, means to restore said catch to its original position al'tcr said arm has been moved rearward a siiliicieiit distance, and means to return said arm to its original position and cause il. to t'eiingage said catch,

Ji). in a machine ot' the character described, a casing, a hating case therein, a feed-plunger tor the case, a. cut-oli'. means tor lioiding the cut-ott' normally over the haling case, means to withdrav.' the teed plunger from the baling ca means actuated by the plunger when partly withdrawn to trip the said holding means` sprin actuated means to move the cut-olif rearward'lv olf the hating case when the said holdin cans is tripp and means whereb v the continued \\,'ithdra\\'al ot the plunger continues the withdrawal movement el' the cut-oli'A 20. ln a machine ot the character described, a c haling ease therein. a cut-olil rearward oi' the s id means t'oi: holding the cut-oityicidingly in such position, a teed-plunger, means t'or advancing the plunger and the cut-oli, means tor automatically locking the cnt-oit' in its advanced position, means 'or withdrawing the plunger, and means actuated by the withdrawing plunger l'or tripping the cut-oil' locking means.

21. ln a machine ot the character described, a easing, a baling aise therein, a cut-ott' rearward ot' the said c. i, means t'or holding the cut-oli? vieldingly in such position, a feed-plunger, means lfor advancing the pliiu r and the cutofl, a gravity catch tor locking the cut-olif in its advanced position, and means actuated by the withdrawal action olf the plunger t`or tripping the gravity catch to release. the cut-oil",

ln a machine ot the character described, a casing, a haling case therein, a. plunger movable tow al and trom the said case, a cut-olli, springs to .vithdraw the cut-ott", tlexible connections between the springs and cut-ott, a catch mechanism holding the cut-ott' in its advanced posi` tion and the springs repressed, and m s whereby the withdrawal action ol' the plunger' trips id catch to permit said springs to move the cut-ott rearwardly.

i. ln a machine olf the character described` a casing, a baling case therein, a plunger movable tow d and i'roin said ease, a cnt-oli', springs to withdraw the cut-olif, ilexible connt tions between the spriiies and cut-oli', a catch the cut-ott in its advanced position and sed, means whereby the Withdrawal acthe springs repr l i i i i i tien of the plunger trips said catch to permit said springs to move the cut-oil' rearwardly, and means movable with the letal-plunger to en ge the springs and continue the rearward movement ot' the cut-ott.

24. ln a machine oi' the char c r described, a casing, a hatingcase therein, a cut-oli ha rdly projecting aims, a cross-har connecting' said arms, a rock hat't having catch arms engaging said bar to hold the cut-oft advanced and over the hatingcase and also having a crank vii-ni, a toed-,plunger [or the baling case, means to move the same rearward a', ust said crank-arm to roch the shaft and trip the catch-arms lrom engagement with said bar, means to move the cut-ott rearwardlyv when thtis released, and in iiovabic with the plunger l'or continuing the rearward movement of the cut-ott' with the continued rearward movement. ot' the plunge :5. in a machine ot the c aracter described, a casing, a hating case therein, a. cut-oil. having rearwardly pr ctingr arms. a cross-bar conncctii g said arms, :t roch-shart having catch arms engaging said bar to hold the cut-oft advanced and over the baling case and also having a crank arm. a vt'eed-plungei' l'or the baling case, means to move the same rearward agaii said crank-arm to rock the shaft and trip the catch-arms from engagement with said bar, l

means to move the cui-ottrearwardlyv when thus released, means movable with the plunger l'or continuing the rearward movement olf the cut-oh? with the continued rearward movement otf the plunger, and means l'or advancing the plunfc, r and cut-o i: to their original positions.

ln a machine et' the character des 'ibed, a casing, a baling case carried thereby, a wire carrying reel, a guide tor the ire to hold it near one side 01" the baling case, a reciproc-it'ory needle-carrying trame to pass the needle rseiy hrotigli the case past the wire, and means engaging and adapted to yield with the wire when tite latter is pushed aside by the pressure of the advancing needle and to press the wire into the path ot the backward movement: ol' said needle,

27. ln a machine ol.' the character described, a casing, a baling case car thereby, a wire-carrying reel, a guide l'or holding the wtre cont nous to one side 0l' the case, a iieedl\-guide t`raine at the opposite side of the case and aimiotiinately in line with said wire-guide, a reciprocating needle carried hy said trame and ol' lforwardly tapering torni and hori nitaliy bitfurcated and provided with a groovcd roller iournaled in said bifurcation, and a pivoted har holding the wire in the horizontal plane ot' said roller and provided with an arm in the plane ol' the needle and adapted to be pushed upward by iid needle alter the la tier has passed 'the wire to cause said bar to press the wire in the plane and rearward ot said roller and hold it in such position until the latter in the back reciprocation ot' the needle has engaed said wire.

2S. 1n a machine ot' the character described, a casing a baline; case carried thereby, a reciprocatingl plunger in the halil case, a rigl d frame, an intermittently rotatable at't therein, a driven wheel jonrnaled on the shaft, a bar rigid with said shatt, a pivoted spring-actu-ited catch mounted on said bar, a pivoted stop mounted on said frame and normally engaged by said catch, means actuated hy the movement ot' the baling material in the ense for tripping said step Ytroni said catch to permit the latter' to moi` and a lug mounted on the driven wheel to engage tlie'catch in its new position and impart movement to the carrying the saine and the shat't to which said bar is secured.

in a machine ol' the character des (,'lSO (fl bali case, a r gid traine, an intermittently rotatable shaft ther a driven wheel ionriialed on the shalt, a bar rigid with said shai't, a pivoted spring-actuated catch mounted ou said har a pivoted stop mounted on said :trame and normaily engaged by iid catch, means actuated by the movement oi' the baling material in the ease tor tripping "ibed, a casing, a liali .said stop trom said catch to permit the latter to move, a4

lug mounted on the driven wheel to engage the catch in its new position and impart movement to the bar carrying the saine and the shat't to which said bar is secured, and means to redispose d stop in the path ol rotary movement 0f said catch ai'ter the latter has started on its travel.

d thereby, a reciprocating plunger in theV 30. In a ma chine el the character described, a casing, a baling case carried thereby, a reciprocatory plunger in the baling case, a rigid frame, an intermittently rotatable shalt the ein, a driven wheel journaled on the shaft, a bar rigid with said shaft, a pivoted spring-actuated :atch mounted on said bar` a pivoted stop mounted ou said frame and normally engaged b v said catch, means actuated by the movement ot the baling material in the case for tripping said stop 'from said catch to permit the latter to move. a lng on the driven wheel to engage the catch in its new position and impart. movement to the bar carrying the saine and the shaft to which said bar is secured, means to redispose said stop in the path of rotary movement et said catch alfter the latter has started on its travel, and means lo prevent back rotation of said shaft as il completes each revolution.

Iii. ln a machine of the character described, a casing, a baling case carried thereby. a reciprocating plunger in the baling case, a rigid frame. an intermittently rotatable shaft therein. a driven wheel journalcd on the shaft, a bar rigid with said shaft a pivoted spring-actuated catch mounted on said bar, a pivoted stop mounted on .aid frame and normally engaged by said catch. means actuated by the movement oi' the baling material in the case for tripping said slop trom said catch to permit the latter to move, a lng on the driven wheel to engage the catch in its nea position and impart movement. to the bar carrying the same and the shaf'i to which said bar is secured. means to redispose the stop in the path ot rotary movement of said catch after the latter has started on -its travel, and a spring catch to engage said bar after it has completed a revolution to prevent back movement thereof.

32. In a machine of the character described, a casing, a baling case carried thereby, a reciprocating plunger in the baling case, a rigid frame, an intermittently rotatable shalt therein, a driven wheel journaled on the shaft, a bar rigid with said Ishaft, aipivoted spring-actimted catch' mounted on said bar, a pivoted stop mounted on said frame and normally held yieldingly in the path of said catch. a lever in the path ol said step, means actuated by the movement ol' Ihe baling material in the case to move said lever away from the stop and then release said lever, and a spring resisting the movement of said lever away from said stop and for causing said lever to spring hack in its original position and strike and trip said stop oft said notch.

:53. ln a machine of the character described, a casing, a baling case carried thereby, a reciprocating plunger in the baling case, a rigid frame. an intermittently rotatable shaft therein. a driven wheel jonrnaled on the shaft, a bar rigid with said shaft, a pivoted spring-actuated catch mounted on said har, a pivoted stop mounted on said frame and normally held yieldingly in the path of said catch, a lever in the palb of said stop, a wheel engaging the haling material iu the case and rotated intermittently hy the movement imparted to said material by the plunger, means whereby said wheel once in each revolution shall operate said lever. and move it away from said stop, and a spring resisting said lever movement and adapted when tbe latter is released by said wheel to swing the lever back and cause it to trip said stop V[rom the path of said catch.

I-l. ln a machine of the character described. a suitable casing` a. baling case therein, a wire carrying reel, from which the wire extends to the front. end of the baling ina.- terial in the case. a plunger ior forcing such material through the case. a reciprocatory needle to pass trans rersely through the case back of the baling material lhei 'i and adapted to engage the Wire, a rigid trame, a shaft journaled therein. means whereby the rotation of said shaft imparts recil'lrocatory movement to the needle, a driven wheel -iournaled on said shaft and provided with a lug, a bar rigid with said shaft, a pivoted catch carried by said bar, a movable stop carried by the frame and engaged by the catch, means actuated by vthe movement of the baling material Vfor tripping said stop from the path et' the catch, and means for disposing the catch in the path of said lug after the stop has been tripped.

35. ln a machine of the character described, a suitable casing a haling case therein, a wire-carrying reel, from which the wire extends to the Iront end of the baling.r material in the case, a plunger for forcing such material through the case, a reciprocatory needle to pass transversely through the case back of the baling material therein and adapted to engage the wire, a rigid frame a shaft jonrnaled therein, means whereby the `rotation of said shaft imparts reciprocatory movement to the needle, a driven wheel journaled on said shaft and provided with a lng, a bar rigid with said shaft, a pivoted catch carried by said bar, a movable stop carried by the frame and engaged by the catch. means actuated by the movement of the baling material for tripping said stop Oli. the catch, means for disposing the catch in the path of said lug after the stop has been tripped, and means to restore the catch to its original position before the rotary movement of the bar carrying the catch has been completed.

mi. ln a machine of the character described, a suitable casing. a baling case therein, a wire carrying reel from which the wire extends to the front end ol the baling 1naterial in the case, a plunger for forcing such material through the case, a reciprocatory needle to pass transversely through the case back of the baling material therein and adapted to engage the wire, a reciprocatory block carrying the needle, a lever suitably mounted to impart movement to said block, a rigid frame, a shaft journalcd therein and provided with a. crank arm, a link pivotally connecting said crank arm and lever, a driven wheel journaled on said shaft and provided with a lng, a bar rigid with said shaft, a pivoted catch carriedlby said bar, a movable stop carried by the frame and engaged by the catch, means actuated by the movement of the baling material for tripping said stop from the path ot the catch, and means for disposing the catch in the path of said lug after the stop has been tripped.

37. In a machine of the character described, the combr nation of a, casing, a baling ease carried thereby, a wire carrying reel, a brake yieldingly engaging said reel, a lever connected to release the brake, a frame, a shaft, journaled in the frame, a cam on said shaft, a lever engaging said cam, a cable suitably guided and connecting said levers, a needle to engage said wire and connected to the shaft to be reciprocated by each revolution thereof, a plunger for forcing baling material through the case and means actuated periodically by thc movement of said baling material to permit said shaft to operate the needle and canse said caln to operate its lever and thereby effect the release of the brake. i

38. In a machine of the character described, a suitable iframe, reels carried thereby, levers carried by said trame, brake-shoes carried by said levers and held .Vieldingly in engagement with the reels, a lever and flexible connections suitably guided between the last-named lever and the brake-shoe carrying levers, and means for actuating the lever to Withdraw the shoes from engagement with the reels.

2li). In a machine of the character described, a substantially U-shapcd frame, reels journaled at the upper and lower sides of the saine, cross bars carried by said U-*frame at one end, standards connecting the cross bars, U-shaped levers pivoted to saith standards and provided with brake shoes to engage the reels, a pair of guide sheaves journaled on the ll-frame, a lever having a pivotal point fixed with relation to said U-fraxne. cables engaging said guide sheaves and attached at their opposite ends to said lastnamed lever and the levers provided with the brake shoes, and means for yieldingly holdingl the brake shoes out oi' engagement with the reels.

ln testimony whereof l aflix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT C. REDPATI'I.

Witnesses II. C'. IAoDGnns, G. Y. Tnonrn. 

